Shape Rotator Virtual Hackathon

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Build Proof of Concepts and Prototypes from Groundbreaking IC3 Research Shape Rotator is a two-week virtual hackathon where you'll turn breakthrough academic research into proof of concepts and prototypes. Work directly with the authors of 14 seminal research papers spanning Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) & AI-enabled applications, cryptographic primitives, DeFi security, and mechanism design. Organized by IC3, FlashbotsX, and Convent, this hackathon features a kickoff day with research presentations, followed by a week of building with mentorship from paper authors. Three Research Tracks: TEE & AI-Enabled Applications — Conditional Recall, NDAI Agreements, Props, Cycles Protocol, and more Cryptographic Primitives & Identity — Thetacrypt, Anonymous Self-Credentials, ZK acceleration DeFi, Security & Mechanism Design — Elastic Restaking, Prrr, skanf vulnerability finder, PROF Top teams earn a path into the 14-week Shape Rotator Accelerator with $50k+ per graduating team. 14 research paper presentations from IC3 researchers Bonus track: The Cohort that Builds Itself — projects the cohort can use Virtual collaboration space in Discord Mentorship from paper authors throughout the week Three themed tracks: TEEs/AI, Crypto Primitives, DeFi/Security $10k prizes + path to the Shape Rotator Accelerator ($50k+ per team)